The idea of going back into a van, and reconnecting with how we used to tour, will be impactful at worst. At best, it's an opportunity to reconnect in the same environment that we had prior in a new way and what that unlocks for us as friends, bandmates and more exciting to me...creatively.
This record is rooted in the feelings of revenge and vindication. These are emotions that can either push us forward or hold us back. There's a duality to them. They can fuel growth, drive ambition, and help us rise above what's tried to break us, but they can also become destructive if we let them consume us.
48 Hills is teaming up with some of SF's best music venues-Regency Ballroom, The Warfield, Great American Music Hall, Brick & Mortar, Monarch, the Midway, Public Works, and more-to get you to some shows throughout the season. This week: some EDM revival and metalcore legends. Stay tuned for more! We have one pair of tickets to each of the shows below to give away, but act fast!
"By the time this tour begins, it will have been just under three years since our last US headliner, and we are absolutely shooting for the moon to celebrate our return," Motionless in White stated in a press release. "We could not be more excited to visit our American fans who have been incredibly patient with us, and can't wait to give them the first performances of new material from our upcoming album. See you this summer!"
Poison The Well and Converge both helped define '90s and 2000s metalcore, they both have anticipated new albums coming out this year, and now they announced a tour together for this spring. Support at the East Coast/Midwest dates comes from West Coast hardcore punks Spy and Connecticut death-y metalcore crew Balmora, and the West Coast dates are with punk antagonists The Armed and the AWOLNATION-related Barbarians of California.
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. We update a playlist weekly of some of our current favorite tracks.
Metalcore/deathcore vets The Acacia Strain have announced their annual two-day holiday extravaganza, "Tune Low Die Slow Ho Ho," which goes down in Albany on December 13 & 14 at Empire Live. "Merry TASMAS, Round Two," says vocalist Vincent Bennett. "Everyone has an Xmas festival now. Guess what? Next year, we are doing Thanksgiving. Come pit and be merry!"
"Dimmed Sun," which opens the band's latest album, Dreams of Being Dust, defines this new direction as it alternates between burly metalcore and cleaner, more expansive prog-emo. Gnarly, compressed guitars are paired with shouted or snarled vocals; noodly harmonized riffs accompany the more skyward-reaching singing. Throughout it all, drummer Steven Buttery gets busy, breaking free of the chains of the slow-build climaxes that once hamstrung his abilities.
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